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American stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio personality Rickey Smiley, was born on 1 January 1970, in Birmingham, Alabama, and rose to prominence through his penchant for making prank ‘phone calls. Currently, he works as the host of “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” aired since 2008 on WHTA and “The Rickey Smiley Show” broadcast on TV One which has been going since 2012. He’s also been working on the show “Dish Nation” on Fox television for the last five years. He made his debut in the entertainment industry in 2000.
How rich is this comedian, as of mid-2017? It has been reported by celebrity dot money that the size of Rickey Smiley’s net worth is estimated to be over seven million dollars, all his activities being sources of his growing wealth.
Rickey was raised in Birmingham, and educated at Woodlawn High School and Tuskegee Job Corps Center, then graduated from Alabama State University. In 2000, he debuted on television as a host of “Comic View” aired on BET for a year, and was then seen on the shows “Comic Escape”, “Uptown Comedy Club”, “The Nashville Network”, “Showtime at the Apollo” and others over the next few years, creating such well known characters as Beauford, Rusty Dale, Lil Daryl, Bernice Jenkins and others.
In 2004, Rickey started working for the radio station KBFB, initially as a morning show personality who made prank calls, gave out the latest information and reviewed the hip hop music of the day. The most successful prank calls included “Buried Alive”, “Pray For Me”, “Is My Daddy Over There”, “Uncle Melvin”, “Come Over” among others. Furthermore, six albums containing the prank calls made by Smiley were released, including “The Best of Comedian Rickey Smiley Volumes. I & 2“, and “Rickey Smiley “Off The Hook Volume 4″” which were very popular with audiences. In 2008, he launched his own radio program “The Rickey Smiley Morning Show” which is still one of the most popular programs on urban radio stations.
In 2012, the sitcom “The Rickey Smiley Show” was premiered on TV One, including such stars as J. Anthony Brown, Gabriel Burgess, Lil’ JJ, Ray J and Roz Ryan among others.
Meantime, Rickey also appeared in the reality television series “Airline” in 2004 and 05, the TV series “Def Comedy Jam” from 2006 to 2008, and in several feature films too, including the comedy film “Friday After Next” in 2002 in the role of Santa Claus. Smiley was also cast in the comedy films directed, produced and written by David E. Talbert - “First Sunday” in 2008, and “Baggage Claim” in 2013. All engagements on radio and television have contributed significantly to the net worth and popularity of Rickey Smiley.
Finally, in the private life of Rickey Smiley, he has never been married, however, he has fathered two children, and …. has adopted eight others! No, it’s not another joke. |